AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2723, 18 March 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

MANUFACTURE OP SHELLS ! - : i By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright J Melbourne, March 17. ] The Acting-Federal Premier (Senator ! Pearce), in order to overcome manufac- ] turers' approhensiveness as to whether . shells will 'in required after June, ex- j plains that the Imperial authorities ori- . ; ttjnally promised to accept supplies until j the end of March, but subsequently de- j cided to take unlimited stocks until the ./! end of June. Inquirios are proceeding ! regarding later deliveries. j i IF WAR IS PROLONGED. ! WHAT AUSTRALIA WILL DO. ; Sydney, March 17. j Mr. Lynch, M.H.R, speaking at-the . Camden Show, declared that if the war was prolonged the Federal Government would go to the furthest limits of conscription, and give in effect to the last j shilling. | A LIBEL SUIT. j ' JOHN WREN SUED.'" | Brisbane, Maroh 17. j Mr. Henry Ellerton, Inspector of ; Asylums, is suing John Wren for 5 £10,000 damages for alleged defamation j contained in articles m the "Daily, Mail" criticising the asylum admiuistra- j tion. | DEFACINC SOVEREIGNS. ] SLACKENING OF REGULATIONS. ' ] Melbourne,- March 17. j The ■ Acting-Federal Premier' depre« j cates the slackening of the regulation j under the War Precautions Act which j prohibits the or of j sovereigns, owing to jewellers changing j notes for sovereigns and then melting thein down. j OIL WORKERS' STRIKE. ' MEN AGREE TO RESUME WORK. ! Sydney, March 17._ i The strike at the Commonwealth Oil; ; Corporation's works at Newnes has been j temporarily settled. Th© men hav© j agreed to resume work pending the find- \ ing of a Conciliation Committee. t j :■ LOCOMOTIVE CONTRACT. ' j HEAVY EXPENDITURE. . j Sydney, March 17. ■■ -j . The Government contraot with thel j Clyde Engineering Company for the con- j struction of . 300 locomotives will involve an expenditure of £2,000,000 instead of j £1,000,000. as originally stated. . j HOTEL RESTRICTIONS. ' J THE WEEKLY COST IN WAGES. 1 . Sydney, March 17. \ j At a meeting of licensed victuallers j it was stated -that recent' restrictions j were responsible for a decrease or ; £1.2,000 per week in the wages paid by, j the oity notels. . ' j \ . .. i EARLY CLOSING. j REFERENDUM BILL PASSED. j . Sydney, March 17. j The State Assembly has passed the | Early Closing Referendum Bill. ...... j EARLY CLOSINC. THE REFERENDUM BILL;"; ; I ' (Rec. March 17, 9.45 p.m.) i Sydney, March 17: j The Assembly' passed' the thini read< , ing of the Liquor.'Referendum BiU. j